FILM DIRECTOR

Jay Roach

1957 - Today

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Mathew Jay Roach (born June 14, 1957) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the Austin Powers film series, Meet the Parents, Dinner for Schmucks, The Campaign, Trumbo, and Bombshell. Roach also earned critical acclaim for directing and producing the political television drama films Recount, Game Change, and All the Way. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jay Roach has received more than 2,752,261 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Jay Roach is the 1,431st most popular film director (down from 1,282nd in 2019), the 9,913th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,979th in 2019) and the 382nd most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jay Roach ranks 1,431 out of 2,041. Before him are Cristi Puiu, Irving Rapper, Clive Donner, Patty Jenkins, Edvin Laine, and Gábor Csupó. After him are Zhang Shichuan, Robert Schwentke, René Vautier, Zoltán Huszárik, Vincenzo Natali, and Ismail Merchant.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Jay Roach ranks 446. Before him are Johnny Lever, Patty Smyth, Marino Lejarreta, Lilli Gruber, John Ribat, and Arnoldo Iguarán. After him are Jon Gries, Yury Usachov, Eleftheria Arvanitaki, Nick de Firmian, Cyril Collard, and Wilfried Hannes.

Others Born in 1957

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jay Roach ranks 9,913 out of 20,380. Before him are Red Amick (1929), Bernie Casey (1939), Louise Lorraine (1904), Mae Clarke (1910), Edward Givens (1930), and Geoffrey Arend (1978). After him are Gerard Way (1977), Rand Paul (1963), Bebel Gilberto (1966), John Wells (1956), Robin Hartshorne (1938), and DJ Premier (1966).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Jay Roach ranks 382. Before him are Roger Allers (1949), Joe Roth (1948), Michael Ritchie (1938), Victor Schertzinger (1888), Melvin Frank (1913), and Patty Jenkins (1971). After him are Vincenzo Natali (1969), Howard Zieff (1927), Dan Gilroy (1959), Lisa Cholodenko (1964), Raja Gosnell (1958), and Vincent Sherman (1906).

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